The wife of the former Oyo State Governor, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, Chief (Mrs) Mutiat Olayinka Ladoja has admonished Nigerians, particularly Oyo state electorate ahead of the presidential election coming up this Saturday to vote any Presidential candidate that would bring succor and smile to the faces of the masses.
Mrs Ladoja, who is a Chieftain of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, made the advise while speaking with newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan.
She said that Nigerians are currently suffering and going through a lot of challenges and needed a leader that would take the country out of the currently problem that would make the system work and change the country for better.
Many citizens of the country have been facing series of hardship occasioned by scarcity of naira notes and petroleum in the last few weeks.
Mrs Ladoja, who is also an Ibadan Chief, however counselled Nigerians to use the opportunity they have to vote for credible candidates that will change the country for better on Saturday.
The former first lady while advising Nigerians ahead of the Saturday’s presidential election, lamented the current situation in the country.
She was of the opinion that there was no need to fight and cause violence during the forthcoming general elections but to pray to God to give the country a good leader that would address the country challenges.
She said that the only way out of the current situation is for the electorate to vote for a candidate that will reduced the suffering of the masses on Saturday.
Mrs Ladoja also said she was not satisfied with the level of women participation in governance.
According to her, “I don’t want to say Nigerians or Oyo State people should vote for this Presidential candidate or don’t vote this Presidential candidate.
“I want us to pray and vote for whoever that will put smile, succor on the faces of the masses, that is what I stand for. If it is Atiku, Tinubu or Obi that will bring us out of this current problem in the country, let us vote for someone who is capable.
Mrs Ladoja further called on the people of the state to come enmass and vote for Governor Seyi Makinde of the state who has been tested and trusted.
She declared that she was not satisfied with the current number of women occupying elective or appointed positions in Nigeria despite their active participation in politics.
She called on men to always encourage and support women vying for any political office for equality and fairness.